BadgeKeeper

ABSTRACT

Standard pin badges used for police, fire, EMS and security uniforms attach to thin uniform shirts with no other means of support. This gives the badge an unstable platform allowing the badge to flop around on the uniform. That movement creates an unprofessional appearance and possible safety risks of catching on equipment or other people when in close contact. The BadgeKeeper, resolves those issues by attaching behind a pin badge and under a uniform shirt to provide support, stabilization and added safety.

CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

Reference previously filed Provisional Application for Patent; Application Ser. No. 61317388 with Electronic Acknowledgement receipt date of 25 Mar. 2010.

STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENT

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BACKGROUND OF INVENTION

The BadgeKeeper is a uniform accessory device for use with pin badges that are worn on police, fire, EMS and security type uniform shirts.

Pin badges attach to thin uniform shirts with no other means of support. This causes a badge to hang loosely creating an unprofessional appearance as well as unnecessary safety risks. A loose badge can catch on equipment or other people when in close contact. It can also provide a grab point for suspects when police are in any type of physical altercation.

No device currently exists that firmly and discretely secures a police, fire, EMS or security type pin badge to a uniform shirt.

SUMMARY OF INVENTION

The BadgeKeeper is a device that provides support and stabilization to pin badges that attach to police, fire, EMS, and security type uniform shirts. It attaches behind a pin badge and under a uniform shirt providing a stable platform that keeps a badge securely in place.

The BadgeKeeper provides a more professional appearance for uniform badges. It also eliminates the safety risk of a grab point as well as the possibility of a loose badge catching on equipment or other people.

DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING

FIG. 1A depicts front view of The BadgeKeeper showing holes and extrusion for badge pin.

FIG. 1B depicts a side view of The BadgeKeeper profiling the extrusion where badge pin would pass through.

FIG. 1C depicts additional side view of The BadgeKeeper demonstrating how a pin badge would attach to it.

FIG. 1D depicts an elevated view of the BadgeKeeper looking through extrusion for badge pin.

FIG. 1E depicts an isometric view representing the overall shape and design of The BadgeKeeper.

The BadgeKeeper dimensions are noted on FIGS. 1A through 1D.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF INVENTION

The BadgeKeeper is a single component, with no additional parts or elements, that attaches to a uniform badge creating a solid platform restricting unwanted badge movement.

The BadgeKeeper is rectangular in shape with slightly rounded corners. As noted on FIGS. 1A through 1D, Approximate dimensions are; 3.5/8″ H × 2.3/8″ W× 1/16″ D. There are two 3/16″ holes spaced 1.1/8″ apart along the vertical centerline connecting a 1″ extrusion.

The BadgeKeeper attaches to a uniform shirt by holding it behind the shirt in the area where the badge attaches. The pin on a badge would be inserted through the uniform shirt and into The BadgeKeeper. The badge pin would then be inserted through The BadgeKeeper's extrusion and back out to the front of the uniform shirt where the badge pin securely fastens to the badge.

The BadgeKeeper is constructed of high-density polyethylene or a similar plastic polymer and would be most efficiently manufactured by means of a plastic injection molding process. 

1. A device that provides support, stabilization and added safety to pin badges used for police, fire, EMS and security type uniform shirts. 